River System of India – Indus River System

  • 30/05/2025
River System of India - Indus River System

River System of India – Indus River System

Prime Watershed of River Origin in India
  • Himalayas and Karakoram ranges
  • Vindhya, Satpura ranges and Chota Nagpur Plateau
  • Western Ghats
River categories on the basis of their origin
  • Himalayan Rivers
  • Deccan Rivers
  • Coastal Rivers
  • Rivers of the inland Drainage basin
Top 5 largest rivers of India  Ganga > Godavari > Krishna > Yamuna > Brahmaputra

Indus River System

Indus River System

Indus
  • Ancient name > Sindhu
  • Origin > Bokharchu Glacier, Near Mansarovar
  • In Tibet, Called Singi Khamban / Lion’s mouth
  • Enters In India through Ladakh, flows only in J & K
  • Enters Pak through hair pin bend of Nanga Parbat
  • Finally Discharges in Arabian Sea
  • Flows approx. (709 / 2880) Km in India
  • India uses 20 % of its water by Indo Pak water treaty of 1960
Shyok
  • Originates from Rimo Glacier
  • Known as river of death
  • flows through Ladakh in India
  • A tributary of the Indus River
Jhelum
  • Ancient name > Vitasta
  • Origin > Verinag Spring (Kashmir)
  • Tributary of Chenab, flows only in J &K
  • Flows Northward to Wular Lake
  • Cut through gorge in Pir- Panjal range to reach Muzzafarabad (POK)
Chenab
  • Ancient name > Akshani / Iskmati
  • Origin > Bara Lacha Pass (Himachal)
  • Known as chandra-bhaga in Himachal
  • Chandra River > Water flowing south from the pass
  • Bhaga River > Water Flowing north from the pass
  • Flows Northward & parallel to Pir – Panjal Range for some distance
  • Cut through gorge in Pir – Panjal & Turns southward.
  • Largest tributary of Indus, Flows through Himachal & J & K
  • Famous Projects > Duhasti, Baglihar & Salal hydroelectric project
Ravi
  • Ancient name > Purushni
  • Origin > Kullu hills near Rohtang Pass (Himachal)
  • Tributary of Chenab
  • Smallest of 5 rivers
  • Flows through Indo – Pak boundary
  • Flows northward b/w Pir – Panjal & Dhauladhar Ranges
  • Cut a gorge through Dhauladhar range & flows southward
Beas
  • Ancient name > Vipasha
  • Origin > Beas Kund near Rohtang Pass, Himachal
  • Tributary of Satluj
  • Only river flowing entirely in India.
  • Runs southward, cut a deep gorge in Dhauladhar & turns west to meet Satluj near Harike (Punjab)
  • Famous Project > Pong Dam
Sutluj
  • Ancient name > Shatadru
  • Origin > Rakas Lake, Tibet, near Mansarovar
  • Enter Himachal at Shipki La Pass
  • Collects water from Ravi, Chenab, Jhelum & Beas to join Indus near Mithalkot (Pak)
  • Famous Projects > Naptha Jhakri Project & Bhakra Nagal Dam with Govind Sagar Reservoir

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